The adventure has begun! It is now 5PM Paris time and I'm totally exhausted. I didn't really sleep on the plane ride over - an hour max - so I'm going on two days with no sleep. Brenton, on the other hand, is so hopped up on coffee that he wants to head out for more sightseeing today. I'm hoping the crash comes after dinner so we can catch some rest. There is a lot that has happened, so I may miss some in my delirious state. Brenton navigated us to the subw...

Off to the airport... We plan on staying 4 days in Paris here: http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&q=73,+Rue+de+Dunkerque,+75009,+Paris&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=_oloSoO1Mov-M-iejNAM&ll=48.882921,2.347341&spn=0.006971,0.012875&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=48.881791,2.34741&panoid=-kYIDt9KjCSNTI9KuznIjw&cbp=12,276.76,,0,5 Ohh laa laa! Viva Lance Armstrong.

So I know that we don't want to carry luggage around. That limits us to a backpack for a month. Crazy, but doable. (Especially since we don't have to pack 20 pair of shoes like Mom!) So for the past couple of weeks I've taken over the dining room, piling it up with the gear we expect to use on our trip. So far...- Backpacks (one around 4500 and the other around 2000)- Packing cubes- Bathroom goodies collected from my NY trips (soap, shampoo, and conditioner ...